Without a Crystal Ball, Finding the 'Real' Issues Is Tough - Roll Call

Without a Crystal Ball, Finding the ‘Real’ Issues Is Tough

By John Bicknell and CQ Columnist

Posted April 4, 2008 at 12:00am

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John Bicknell can be reached at jbicknell@cq.com.

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